2.1 -- brain parts/regions Flashcards
1
Q
occipital lobe
A
vision
2
Q
amygdala
A
happiness, emotions
3
Q
wernicke’s area
A
language comprehension
4
Q
broca’s area
A
speech production
5
Q
motor cortex
A
movement
6
Q
hippocampus
A
memory
7
Q
temporal lobe
A
hearing
8
Q
parietal lobe
A
perception, making sense of the world, arithmetic, spelling
9
Q
medulla oblongata
A
heart rate, breathing, blood pressure
10
Q
hypothalamus
A
sleeping, waking, thirst, hunger
11
Q
cerebellum
A
movement & balance
12
Q
frontal lobe
A
personality, behavior, decision making
13
Q
central nervous system (CNS)
A
brain & spinal cord
14
Q
peripheral nervous system (PNS)
A
the sensory & motor neurons that connect the CNS to the rest of the body
15
Q
occipital lobe
A
vision